December 2011
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Want to wish everyone a safe and happy holidays. As a reminder, our offices will be closed from Saturday, December 24th, 2011 until Monday, January 9th, 2012.
November 2011
World AIDS Day
December 1st, 2011
Welcome to ACCH's website. We hope this website provides all the latest and most interesting information to meet your needs. Please check back frequently. Also, stay updated on upcoming conferences and skills building sessions taking place provincially, nationally and internationally.
Positions and Policies
ACCH has recently written to Alberta Health and Wellness regarding 3 key areas of concern: the lack of STI testing sites in our province; the lack of Point of Care Rapid HIV testing; and the timely dissemination of Epi data in our province.
See these letters here:
Letter to AHW - Lack of STI Testing Sites
Letter to AHW - Lack of Rapid PofC HIV Testing
See our response to the College & Association of Registered Nurses of Alberta:
CARNA Response Letter
November 28, 2011
Registration for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012) Opens December 1
Registration, abstract and program
activity submissions for the XIX International AIDS Conference (AIDS 2012), to
be held from 22 to 27 July 2012 in Washington, D.C., open December 1 online at www.aids2012.org.
Read more
November 11, 2011
Supreme Court of Canada Upholds the Legality of INSITE
Read more
June 9, 2011
Province Releases New Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI) Bloodbourne Pathogens (BBP) Strategy
Alberta is moving ahead on a comprehensive provincial action plan to reduce high rates of sexually transmitted infections and encourage Albertans to protect themselves from being infected.
The Alberta Sexually Transmitted Infections (STI) and Blood Borne Pathogens (BBP) Strategy and Action Plan 2011 - 2016 identifies actions to reduce the number of cases of STI including syphilis and blood borne pathogens such as HIV and hepatitis C in the province.